Mymensingh-8
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
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| parl_name = Jatiya Sangsad
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| district = Mymensingh District
| region_label = Division
| region = Mymensingh Division
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| year = 1973
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| module = {{align|left|← 152 Mymensingh-7}}{{align|right|154 Mymensingh-9 →}}
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Mymensingh-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Mahmud Hasan Sumon.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Ishwarganj Upazila.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1973 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1979 | BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1986 | rowspan="3" | Jatiya Party | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1988 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 1991 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
|BNP{{Cite web |title=List of 6th Parliament Members |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915084544/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf |archive-date=15 September 2018 |access-date=9 April 2020}} | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 2001 | BNP | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2008 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" |
| 2014 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
| 2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
Fakhrul Imam was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
= Elections in the 2000s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Mymensingh-8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Md. Abdus Sattar
|votes = 121,163
|percentage = 68.0
|change = +32.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Shah Nurul Kabir
|votes = 57,041
|percentage = 32.0
|change = -10.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 64,122
|percentage = 36.0
|change = +28.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 178,204
|percentage = 84.3
|change = +16.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Mymensingh-8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Shah Nurul Kabir
|votes = 59,159
|percentage = 42.8
|change = +22.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Md. Abdus Sattar
|votes = 48,885
|percentage = 35.3
|change = -1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shoumendra Kishor Chowdhury
|votes = 23,813
|percentage = 17.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = S. M. Iqbal
|votes = 6,065
|percentage = 4.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ahmmed Hossain Bhuiyan
|votes = 403
|percentage = 0.3
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,274
|percentage = 7.4
|change = +6.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 138,325
|percentage = 67.7
|change = +10.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|loser = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Mymensingh-8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Md. Abdus Sattar
|votes = 34,029
|percentage = 37.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Rowshan Ershad
|votes = 32,908
|percentage = 36.0
|change = +11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Khurram Khan Chowdhury
|votes = 18,190
|percentage = 19.9
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = A. K. M. Wali Ullah
|votes = 5,438
|percentage = 5.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Harun Or Rashid
|votes = 398
|percentage = 0.4
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan
|candidate = Mustafa Anowarul Haque Khan
|votes = 204
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party
|candidate = Md. Abdul Gafur
|votes = 154
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ahmmed Hossain Bhuiyan
|votes = 113
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,121
|percentage = 1.2
|change = -3.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 91,434
|percentage = 57.7
|change = +12.7
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Mymensingh-8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Khurram Khan Chowdhury
|votes = 18,209
|percentage = 24.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Golam Nabi
|votes = 15,095
|percentage = 20.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Akhter Hossain Vuiyan
|votes = 13,992
|percentage = 19.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Ganatantri Party
|candidate = A. H. M. Khalequzzaman
|votes = 13,340
|percentage = 18.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Reza-e-Karim
|votes = 9,453
|percentage = 12.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Janata Party
|candidate = Md. Siraj Uddin
|votes = 1,404
|percentage = 1.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Freedom Party
|candidate = Md. Abdul Gafur
|votes = 1,117
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Harun Or Rashid
|votes = 571
|percentage = 0.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jainul Abedin
|votes = 267
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
|candidate = Md. Saidur Rahman Vuiyan
|votes = 193
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Anwarul Kadir
|votes = 143
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,114
|percentage = 4.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 73,784
|percentage = 45.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}
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